The Valley
of the Butterflies “Petaloudes
Valley” is a setting of rare
natural beauty. This natural beauty spot
is a maze of walkways, waterfalls, rock
pools, rustic bridges and resting places,
with the air permeated by a sweet smell
from the pine and storax trees.
During mid-June and
the months of August and September,
the Valley of the Butterflies hosts
hundreds of thousands of panaxia
quadripunktaria butterflies, coming
to mate by the storax trees.
Storax trees, which smell like vanilla,
exude a resin which is used by local churches
to make.
A museum of natural history is planned
for the site.
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